Hundreds of compromised packages pulled as registry shifts to 2FA and trusted publishing GitHub, which owns the npm registry for JavaScript packages, says it is tightening security in response to recent attacks.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
Dragos Platform 3.0 consolidates risk alerts and streamlines industrial cybersecurity
Dragos released Dragos Platform 3.0, providing capabilities that enable industrial defenders to act faster and more confidently against intensifying cyber threats. The Dragos Platform’s new Insights Hub consolidates risk-based vulnerability, asset, and threat alerts into a single prioritized view, while…
SonicWall adds rootkit removal capabilities to the SMA 100 series
SonicWall has released new firmware for its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances, adding file-checking capabilities that help users remove known rootkit malware. The malware in question is the OVERSTEP user-mode rootkit, deployed by threat group UNC6148. The campaign…
Outpost24 launches pen testing packages for mobile apps and APIs
Outpost24 launched new pen test reporting, giving customers a consolidated view of all penetration testing results within a single platform. This eliminates the need to manage multiple reports from different sources, saving time and improving operational efficiency. Security teams can…
SolarWinds Releases Hotfix for Critical CVE-2025-26399 Remote Code Execution Flaw
SolarWinds has released hot fixes to address a critical security flaw impacting its Web Help Desk software that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on susceptible systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-26399 (CVSS score: 9.8), has…
[Guest Diary] Distracting the Analyst for Fun and Profit, (Tue, Sep 23rd)
[This is a Guest Diary by Taylor House, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor's Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1].] This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article:…
Deepfakes: The Cybersecurity Pandora’s Box
The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has not only revolutionized industries but also unleashed a Pandora’s box of potential threats. Among the most insidious is the emergence of deepfakes,… The post Deepfakes: The Cybersecurity Pandora’s Box appeared first on…
How Do Online Gaming Sites Keep Players and Their Data Safe?
Online gaming relies on trust. Players share their email addresses, payment details, and activity data every time they log in. Without strong protection, that information could be exposed or misused. Platforms treat security as part of the service itself, not…
Oracle gets to store US users’ TikTok data, says Trump
President to announce details on Big Red’s storage and security deal for Chinese social media phenomenon later this week The White House has promised that all US user data on TikTok will be stored on Oracle servers in the United…
Unit 221B Raises $5 Million for Threat Intel Aiding Hacker Arrests
The company will expand its platform’s capabilities and accelerate investigative collaboration and go-to-market efforts. The post Unit 221B Raises $5 Million for Threat Intel Aiding Hacker Arrests appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…
ShadowV2 Botnet Exploits Misconfigured AWS Docker Containers for DDoS-for-Hire Service
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet that customers can rent access to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets of interest. The ShadowV2 botnet, according to Darktrace, predominantly targets misconfigured Docker containers on Amazon Web Services (AWS)…
Lean Teams, Higher Stakes: Why CISOs Must Rethink Incident Remediation
Big companies are getting smaller, and their CEOs want everyone to know it. Wells Fargo has cut its workforce by 23% over five years, Bank of America has shed 88,000 employees since 2010, and Verizon’s CEO recently boasted that headcount…
Critical Security Flaws Grow with AI Use, New Report Shows
Rising hardware, API, and network flaws expose organizations to new risks in an AI-driven landscape This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Critical Security Flaws Grow with AI Use, New Report Shows
Help Wanted: What are these odd requests about?, (Sun, Sep 21st)
Looking at our web honeypot data, I came across an odd new request header I hadn't seen before: “X-Forwarded-App”. My first guess was that this is yet another issue with a proxy-server bucket brigade spilling secrets when a particular “App”…
Microsoft Publishes Guide for Certificate-Based Authentication in Windows Admin Center
Microsoft has released comprehensive guidance for implementing certificate-based authentication in Windows Admin Center (WAC), providing administrators with enhanced security through smart card integration and Active Directory Certificate Services. This authentication method significantly strengthens access controls by requiring administrators to present…
Workers fear for their jobs as JLR’s latest shutdown extended
With no idea when engines restart, families gear down on spending ahead of Christmas Jaguar Land Rover is extending the shutdown of its production plants another week in a move that experts say could cost the business in the multiple…
SpyCloud Report: 2/3 Orgs Extremely Concerned About Identity Attacks Yet Major Blind Spots Persist
Austin, Texas, USA, 23rd September 2025, CyberNewsWire This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto Read the original article: SpyCloud Report: 2/3 Orgs Extremely Concerned About Identity Attacks Yet Major Blind Spots…
New npm Malware Steals Browser Passwords via Steganographic QR Code
A novel npm package named fezbox has been uncovered by the Socket Threat Research Team as a sophisticated malware delivery mechanism that exfiltrates username and password credentials from browser cookies via an embedded QR code. Published under the npm alias…
How to Use 1Password’s Travel Mode at the Border (2025)
Travel Mode not only hides your most sensitive data—it acts as if that data never existed in the first place. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: How to Use 1Password’s Travel Mode at the…
A suspected Scattered Spider member suspect detained for casino network attacks
A suspected Scattered Spider member linked to cyber attacks on Las Vegas casinos was arrested on September 17. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested on September 17 a suspected Scattered Spider member linked to attacks on Las Vegas casinos…
All Microsoft Entra Tenants Were Exposed to Silent Compromise via Invisible Actor Tokens: Researcher
The strength of responsible disclosure is that it can solve problems before they are actioned. The weakness is that it potentially generates a false sense of security in the vendor. The post All Microsoft Entra Tenants Were Exposed to Silent…
Inc Ransomware Group Claims 5.7 TB Theft from Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office
The Inc ransomware gang claims to have stolen 5.7 TB of data from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office in an August 2025 attack. Find out how the breach unfolded, why government agencies are a top target, and what this means…
Zloader Malware Used as Gateway for Ransomware Deployment in Corporate Networks
Zloader, a sophisticated Zeus-based modular trojan that first emerged in 2015, has undergone a significant transformation from its original banking-focused purpose to become a dangerous tool for initial access and ransomware deployment in corporate environments. Following an almost two-year hiatus,…
Hackers Hijacking IIS Servers Using Malicious BadIIS Module to Serve Malicious Content
A sophisticated cyber campaign, dubbed “Operation Rewrite,” is actively hijacking Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers to serve malicious content through a technique known as search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning. Palo Alto Networks uncovered the operation in March 2025,…